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The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement is a national model for integrating diversity and community engagement into the core mission of a university. It works with a broad range of student, faculty, staff, and community constituents to help The University of Texas at Austin connect its intellectual resources to communities across Texas and offer education to those who may face the greatest challenges in accessing it. The Division focuses on four core pillars: inclusive campus, community engagement, K-12 education, and student success.
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Giving Spotlight: Youth Engagement Center

Serving in high schools in five major Texas cities, the Youth Engagement Center (YEC) works to prepare historically underserved students for success in college and beyond. Offerings include group and one-on-one advising, application guidance, college tours, professional development workshops, community service opportunities and more. The YEC is housed within the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s Longhorn Center for School Partnerships.
Your support will help provide funding for the YEC’s many resources, services and programs including college tours around the UT Austin campus and several other Texas universities. Every gift, large or small, will go a long way toward putting the next generation of world-changers on the college-bound path.
Student Success Programs
The DDCE cultivates an inclusive campus culture that actively and intentionally engages diverse people, ideas, and perspectives to create a vibrant learning and working environment.
Black Graduate Student Association
Support to Black grad students via academic programming and professional development.
Darren Walker Scholars
Full-ride scholarship for students with financial need who demonstrate leadership and community involvement.
Diversity and Community Engagement Greatest Need
These funds will go to a DDCE program or initiative of greatest need
Fearless Leadership Institute
Advances Black and Latina students through academic, professional and personal development
Gateway Scholars
Student success program designed to facilitate students’ transition through college
Ge Chen Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Provides scholarships to undergraduate students to study abroad
Global Leadership and Social Impact
Gives students project-based academic internship w/ real-world work experience
Heman Sweatt Center for Black Males (HSCBM)
Promotes academic excellence among African American males
LCAE Student Emergency Fund
Emergency funds for students in LCAE
Longhorn Center for Academic Equity
Sets students up for success through academic, leadership and partnership initiatives
McNair Scholars Program
Seeks to increase the number of low-income/first gen students earning doctoral degrees
Monarch Student Program
A program providing advising, mentoring, and workshops to undocumented students.
Project MALES 10th Anniv Endowment
Advance equitable educational outcomes for men of color at UT Austin.
Project MALES
A multi-faceted research and mentoring initiative
Vice President's Fund for Excellence
Gifts from supporters committed to providing unrestricted annual gifts to DDCE
Women in STEM
Support precollege and university programs for women in STEM pathways and majors.
Community Engagement
UT Austin fulfills its mission by serving the people of Texas as a catalyst for positive social change. The DDCE accomplishes this goal by leveraging its intellectual resources to cultivate partnerships that address significant issues across Texas.
Alternative Breaks
Immersive student service experiences engaging in social and cultural issues
Center for Community Engagement
UT Austin's central resource for volunteerism and service-learning.
Community Integrated Health Initiative
Transforming how the UT and Central Texas communities promote mental health.
Diversity and Community Engagement Greatest Need
These funds will go to a DDCE program or initiative of greatest need
First-Gen Equity
Connects first-generation college students with a robust support network
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Promotes mental health initiatives and programs to local communities
Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Helps students learn wealth creation, innovative thinking and social impact
Supplier Diversity Institute
Institute assisting in the development, stabilization, and growth of diverse businesses throughout Texas.
The Project
The University of Texas at Austin’s largest day of service
Women in STEM
Support precollege and university programs for women in STEM pathways and majors.
K-12 Education Initiatives
Children from underrepresented groups who are entering the Texas educational pipeline deserve both the opportunity to enroll and thrive in college. The DDCE is committed to increasing the success of students from PreK through 12th grade.
Advise Texas
Helps Texas high school students navigate college admissions and financial aid.
Bevo Fan Club
Provides scholarships for UT students and supports UT outreach programs
ChemBridge
Allows high school students to earn high school and college chemistry credit
Diversity and Community Engagement Greatest Need
These funds will go to a DDCE program or initiative of greatest need
Diversity Education Initiatives
A pre-college readiness program for high school students
Neighborhood Longhorns
General support for the Neighborhood Longhorns Program
Neighborhood Longhorns Program—Golf Classic
Golf fundraiser for the Neighborhood Longhorns Program
The NLP Leslie Kyle Lilly Scholarship
Neighborhood Longhorns Program scholarship in memory of Leslie Kyle Lilly
University Charter School
Provides rigorous learning opportunities for Texas children in Pre-K through 12th grade
UT Elementary School
Research-based demonstration school located in the heart of East Austin.
UT Youth Engagement Center—Austin
Center that help create a college-going culture in underserved Texas high schools.
UT Youth Engagement Center—Dallas
Center that help create a college-going culture in underserved Texas high schools.
UT Youth Engagement Center—Houston
Center that help create a college-going culture in underserved Texas high schools.
UT Youth Engagement Center—Rio Grande Valley
Center that help create a college-going culture in underserved Texas high schools.
UT Youth Engagement Center—San Antonio
Center that help create a college-going culture in underserved Texas high schools.
Women in STEM
Support precollege and university programs for women in STEM pathways and majors.
WritingBridge
Improves the academic readiness/college literacy among high school students
Inclusive Campus Culture
The DDCE offers the academic support, mentoring, and tutoring that students need to succeed at a tier-one university, obtain research experience, and gain exposure to graduate school.
Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association Membership
HFSA Membership Dues
Afrikan American Affairs (Triple A)
Services and leadership development to Black students on campus
Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association
Donations—supports, celebrates, and empowers Asian/Asian American faculty and staff
Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association Membership
AAAFSA Membership Dues
Black Faculty and Staff Association Membership
Donations-unified voice regarding concerns/needs of Black faculty, staff, and students
Black Student Alliance
Supports the development of black student leaders on campus
Diversity and Community Engagement Greatest Need
These funds will go to a DDCE program or initiative of greatest need
Eric M. Suhl SSD Scholarship
Scholarship for students with colitis and other chronic conditions.
Gender and Sexuality Center
Provides opportunities to organize and promote learning regarding gender and sexuality
Gender and Sexuality Center 10th Anniversary Endowment
Supports the mission and activities of the Gender and Sexuality Center
Gender and Sexuality Center Student Crisis Fund
Funds will go toward crisis fund for Gender and Sexuality Center students
Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association
Donations-opportunities for social and cultural interaction among Hispanics/Latinos
Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association Holiday Assistance Program
Donations-opportunities for social and cultural interaction among Hispanics/Latinos
Lee Bagan Endowment
Funds help defray costs of diagnostic disability testing for students
Multicultural Engagement Center
Student Diversity Initiatives resource office that houses six student-run agencies.
Multicultural Engagement Center 25th Anniversary Endowment
Funds distributed will be used to support the mission and activities of the MEC
Office for Inclusion and Equity
Advances a diverse, equitable, and supportive campus culture
Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association
Donations - Promotes the interests of LGBTQ+ and allied faculty and staff at UT Austin
Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association Membership
PEFSA membership dues
Services for Students with Disabilities
Ensures students with disabilities have equal access to academic experiences